Open Call: WILD BITS technological art outdoor exhibition

Residency duration: up to 3 weeks
Residency dates: June-July 2025
Residency location: Estonia, Maajaam
Application deadline: 24th of March 2025 (included)
Results of the open call: mid April 2025

Wild Bits is an exhibition concept that proposes a temporary art park in the wilderness. The exhibition seeks points of contact between people, technology, and nature. Through this open call, the technological art farm Maajaam is seeking proposals for installations, interventions, or processes to be placed in natural landscapes that explore the human condition in a contemporary technological society. The artworks should be able to withstand outdoor conditions. We encourage artists to consider energy-sustainable solutions, such as alternative sources (e.g., solar panels), and to be as economical as possible.

The first edition of the technological art  outdoor exhibition Wild Bits piloted in 2018. The next open call was launched in 2021, and the project spanned three years across the Baltic countries, with smaller outdoor exhibition collaborations in 2022 in Kaunas, Lithuania, and in 2023 in Savvala, Latvia. The main exhibition culminated at Maajaam in 2024, showcasing 15 new works of art from artists worldwide and becoming one of the highlights of the European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024 official program.

Wild Bits 2027
After exhibiting a large-scale outdoor technological art exhibition over the summer of 2024, Wild Bits is transitioning into a triennial format, with the next edition planned for 2027. This ambitious project aims to establish a recurring platform for artists exploring the intersection of nature, technology, and human interaction within outdoor settings.

Within this triennial format, Wild Bits seeks to foster new artistic collaborations, expand its international reach, and offer audiences a continuously evolving experience of cutting-edge technological art in natural environments. The event will serve as a meeting point for artists, researchers, and visitors, encouraging dialogue about the role of technology in shaping our relationship with the world around us.

To diversify the curation selection and schedule residency camps for preparatory periods, additional open competitions will be announced.

Additional information: https://www.maajaam.ee/opencall/2025/wild-bits/